Raised in the Djursholm district of Danderyd, Lo is an alumna of the music school Rytmus Musikergymnasiet. She formed the rock band Tremblebee in 2006. After it disbanded, Lo pursued a career in songwriting and earned a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music in 2011. Working with producers Alexander Kronlund, Max Martin and Xenomania, she became a successful songwriter, while also recording and releasing her own compositions independently.
In 2013, Lo was signed to Universal Music, Island and Polydor. The following year, Lo rose to prominence with her debut album, Queen of the Clouds. It spawned the sleeper hit single "Habits (Stay High)", which peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, as well as "Talking Body". Her second album, Lady Wood, was released in October 2016 and debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200. Its lead single, "Cool Girl", became an international hit. Her follow-up records, Blue Lips (2017) and Sunshine Kitty (2019), also performed well, the latter spawning the song "Glad He's Gone", which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Video.
In addition to her solo work, Lo has co-written songs for other artists, including: Lorde's "Homemade Dynamite" (2017) and Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do" (2015), a song that garnered her Grammy Award and Golden Globe nominations. She has collaborated with many artists, such as Charli XCX, Flume, SG Lewis, Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue and Coldplay, among others.
Over
Tove Lo Lyrics
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I can't go home again now
After tonight
Seems like I'm out of your life
Apologize
No, it won't make it better
What can I say?
It's all too late
Tell me, is this the part when
When we part ways forever
Tell me, is this the part when
Part when we are
O-O-O-over
Wish I was, wish I was
So-so-so-sober
Guess we are, guess we are
Fighting all this fight
You're so cold without the love
There is nothing left out of everything we were
O-O-O-over
Guess we are over
Walk through the door
You see that I've been crying
Head hanging low
You say "where the fuck have you been?"
Should I deny
And maybe dodge this bullet
You read my mind
I just can't lie
Tell me, is this the part when
When we part ways forever
Tell me, is this the part when
Part when we are
O-O-O-over
Wish I was, wish I was
So-so-so-sober
Guess we are, guess we are
Fighting all this fight
You're so cold without the love
There is nothing left out of everything we were
O-O-O-Over
Guess we are over
(O-O-O-O-over)
(O-O-O-O-over)
(O-O-O-O-over)
(Over)
Guess we are over
I can tell that you know and it kills you
What you need me to say's gonna hurt you
Wanna run, but I stay 'cause I have to
Have to tell you
And I know that you're so gonna hate me
If you did what I did, I would hate you too
I would hate you too
And we are
Over, over
Wish I was, wish I was
So-so-so-sober
Guess we are, guess we are
Fighting all this fight
You're so cold without the love
There is nothing left out of everything we were
O-O-O-over
Guess we are over
(O-O-O-O-over)
(O-O-O-O-over) guess we are over
(O-O-O-O-over)
(O-O-O-O-over)
The lyrics of Tove Lo's song Over depict the sadness of a doomed relationship that has come to an end. The singer seems to have wished that she was sober and capable of making better choices. She knows that the relationship is over and that nothing can be done to salvage it. The irreparable damage that has been done makes it impossible for her to apologize and make things better. The singer knows that it is time for her to walk out of the relationship and leave it behind forever.
The chorus is a clear indication of the finality of the relationship. The singer wishes that she was sober and that things were not as they had turned out to be. The fight between the two partners had left nothing behind of what they used to be. The love that once used to pour from one partner to another has turned ice-cold. All the memories and the little moments that they shared have been erased. The song depicts a relationship that has run its course and has come to an inevitable end.
Line by Line Meaning
Stay out until dawn
I'm going to stay out all night.
I can't go home again now
I don't want to go home yet.
After tonight
Things will be different after tonight.
Seems like I'm out of your life
It feels like you don't want me in your life anymore.
Apologize
I'm sorry for what I've done.
No, it won't make it better
I know that apologizing won't make things better.
What can I say?
I don't know what to say to make things right.
It's all too late
I know that it's too late to fix things.
Tell me, is this the part when
Is this the moment that
When we part ways forever
When we say goodbye forever?
O-O-O-over
It's over.
Wish I was, wish I was
I wish I was
So-so-so-sober
Sober right now.
Guess we are, guess we are
I guess we're
Fighting all this fight
We keep fighting.
You're so cold without the love
You're distant and cold now that our love is gone.
There is nothing left out of everything we were
Everything we had is gone now.
Walk through the door
I come in the room.
You see that I've been crying
You see that I've been upset.
Head hanging low
I'm upset and ashamed.
You say "where the fuck have you been?"
You ask me where I've been in an angry tone.
Should I deny
Should I lie and say I wasn't crying?
And maybe dodge this bullet
And try to avoid the painful conversation?
You read my mind
You can tell how I'm feeling without me saying anything.
I just can't lie
I can't bring myself to lie to you.
I can tell that you know and it kills you
I can tell that you know the truth and it's hurting you.
What you need me to say's gonna hurt you
I know that what you want me to say will hurt you.
Wanna run, but I stay 'cause I have to
I want to leave, but I feel like I have to stay and face the truth.
And I know that you're so gonna hate me
I know that you're going to hate me for what I've done.
If you did what I did, I would hate you too
If you did the same thing I did, I would hate you too.
Guess we are over
We're over.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JASON GILL, LO TOVE, MATTIAS PER LARSSON, ROBIN LENNART FREDRIKSSON
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@Wtftoveis
This has to be one of my favourite Tove Lo songs because of the way that she isn't afraid to be vulnerable and share her feelings, even if it means presenting herself as the bad guy. I have never listened to another artist as honest as her
@janenikki4405
Why is no one talking about her voice breaking when she sings "And I know that you're so gonna hate me" - it always hits me right in the feels🖤
@javierdiaz9574
😪😪😪😪
@PriscillaSelina
once you start listening to tove lo, you will become addicted to everything off her.
@basicallybex9855
True
@lightbombs
wtf?
@fctam750
EightAndAHalf1 Fine then here you are again, 10 year old boy going through puberty.
@PierreMiniggio
+Priscilla Selina Well... i've to admit it's true for me.
@fctam750
EightAndAHalf1 XD, I think he meant that he's addicted to everything off of her.
@thaviachharya1894
Her songs are so dark and honest and she is so damn addictive.